Smoke rises at the base of Mount Suribachi as U.S. Marines fire a field howitzer and tracers in Iwo Jima, Japan.

Activities of United States Marine Corps 5th Division in Iwo Jima, Japan during the Battle of Iwo Jima, World War II. U.S. Marines fire a field howitzer at Mount Suribachi in the evening. Heavy columns of smoke rise due to explosions at the base and tracer fire. The marines at a range finder.